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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Blackademically Speaking: Black Voices Speak Relative to Black Student Achievement in a Predominately White, Public School District
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe National debate on the Black-white test score gap or the achievement gap has garnered much attention. In lieu of this, is the reality of emerging literature highlighting varying communities successfully educating Black students exclusive of school districts that arguably fail Black students. Here the author, Blackademically speaking, unearths the voices of Black parents, teachers, activists, etc. all of whom believe in the success of Black students despite social forces that suggest otherwise.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Education
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Gill, Chandra N.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Laurence Parker
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3223595
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79901